School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee and Internal Accountability

School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee and Internal Accountability Subcommittee 1. PURPOSE The State Board of Education has established two special subcommittees; (1) the School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee, and (2) the Internal Accountability Subcommittee. The School Performance and Accountability Subcommittee shall focus on education initiatives that impact school performance and accountability including the Mississippi Statewide Assessment and Accountability Systems, and Accreditation. The Chief Accountability Officer shall serve as liaison to this subcommittee. The Internal Accountability Subcommittee shall assist the State Board of Education in fulfilling its oversight responsibility for the integrity of the MDE financial and operational results, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, performance of internal audits and program evaluations, as well as review of external audit reports. The Director of Internal Audit, and the Program Evaluation Director shall both serve as liaison to this subcommittee. 2. COMPOSITION Each subcommittee shall consist of three voting members of the State Board of Education. The subcommittees will meet at the call of their respective subcommittee Chair. Subcommittee members shall be appointed by the State Board of Education Chair. 3. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSBILITIES OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE This subcommittee is authorized to review and recommend matters related to the following program areas: a. Accreditation i. Review proposed rules and regulations associated with the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards. ii. Review proposed rules and regulations associated with the Mississippi Non-Public School Accountability Standards. iii. Review completed accreditation audit reports. iv. Review annual accreditation assignments for public and nonpublic schools. b. Statewide Accountability System i. Review recommendations from the Accountability Task Force and Technical Advisory Council. ii. Review proposed rules and regulations of the Accountability Business Rules. iii. Review Statewide Accountability results. c. Statewide Assessment i. Review proposed student assessment guidelines. ii. Review of Statewide Assessment results, including results on K-Readiness, MAAP, MAAP-A, and ACT. 4. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE This subcommittee is authorized to review and recommend program evaluations, internal audits, and reviews of matters within the scope of the State Board of Education’s responsibility. It is empowered to: a. Review and recommend the Internal Audit Director’s Internal Audit Plan and the Program Evaluation Director’s Program Evaluation Plan and resolve any problems that occur in the execution of these plans. b. Review MDE internal and external audit reports, program evaluation reports, and corrective action plans associated with those reports. c. Meet with MDE employees, external auditors, legal counsel, or other individuals as necessary. d. Report to the State Board of Education on subcommittee meetings held. e. Review and recommend to the SBE internal audit policies, processes, or guidelines that promote an effective system of internal controls. Reporting recommendations for approval of new or revised policies, processes, or guidelines to the State Board of Education.